Proving that mobility devices can be designed to eliminate some of the devastating effects suffered by those who are forced to use them, this wheelchair actually lets you stand up. UPnRIDE Robotics' innovative solution shifts between standing and sitting modes in just a couple of seconds which makes it great for people with impaired movement who are suffering from health problems, caused by a constant sedentary lifestyle. It also allows them to finally have a eye-level conversation. Source: … [Read more...]

Raj Parikh standing on his heated driveway. PARAMUS, N.J. — Unlike most New Jerseyans, the Parikh family of Paramus couldn't wait for Winter Storm Jonas -- it let them try out their one-of-a-kind geothermal/solar snow-melt system for the first time. The snow might have climbed over two feet in some parts of Bergen and Passaic counties, but the heated driveway and walkway outside the Parikh house melted an inch and a half an hour. When it was done, there was nothing left to shovel. "What we are … [Read more...]

A child in Washington, D.C., draws a "waterfall" he built with stones using the Stoneplay Work method. (Eric Schulzke, Diana Suskind) In 2011 an American educational consultant working in Kathmandu, Nepal, was flummoxed by the rote teaching she saw in her school’s classroom — with children mindlessly copying down lectures — and by the lack of resources to get beyond it. The school was too poor to buy anything. So she had the kids go to a nearby river where they collected stones of every shape, … [Read more...]

Point and scan. A handy food scanner called SCiO scanner will analyze the nutritional value of food and send a report to an accompanying mobile app called DietSensor. The scanner and the mobile app combined will help keep track of calories while on the go. (Photo : mySCiO | Facebook) Consumer Physics came up with the SCiO scanner, a gadget that can analyze certain food's nutritional value in just 10 seconds. The nutritional report is then sent to and viewed via its accompanying mobile app, … [Read more...]

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Forget the pram and the oversized baggage line. No need to pack the carrier either because the Bagrider is luggage and carrier in one. Retaining its luggage capacity, the Bagrider transforms into a secure travelling seat for babies and toddlers aged nine months to three years. When there’s no kid on board, it folds back into a normal wheeled configuration that conforms to cabin luggage sizes on most airlines. … [Read more...]

Being a single, childless (as far as I know), male my experience with baby strollers is largely limited to trying to avoid parents using them as battering rams at my local shopping center. That task could get a whole lot tougher if the Roller Buggy gains widespread popularity. A [...]
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Some folks swear by their charcoal grills. Others sing in praise of their gas grills. Truth is, it doesn’t matter how good your grills are, the Velocity Grill, a wood-burning outdoor cooker, probably has it beat when it comes to cooking power. Why? Because the darn thing can heat [...]
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